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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... noon propelled by lingering optimism from yesterday's gains, amid speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest rates untouched following its monthly board meeting today. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 15.1 points higher at ...

China heading for recession?

... ripple effect on other markets including Australia. Hunt predicts that the next 12 months will see a period of volatile interest rates, with a rate hike in the first half of 2007 followed by an easing in the second half of 2007. Michelle Baltazar

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
... 223.82 points to 16,358.07. HONG KONG - Stocks rose as US employment data cooled concerns the Federal Reserve could lift interest rates. The benchmark Hang Seng index added 90.16 points at 17,513.88. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket was propelled ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
... obscuring the real story," he said. "Takeover talk featuring some of the big gold producers has also been a point of interest, especially with Newcrest and Lihir Gold, who have traded well." "However, with the US long weekend we're not expecting much ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... Nikkei rose 268.74 points at 16,140.76. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks lifted as new US inflation data calmed fears of an interest rate hike. The benchmark Hang Seng climbed 308.99 points at 17,392.27. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket lifted slightly, as Telecom's ...

UniSuper revises major mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... specialist team responsible for reviewing the key listed asset classes of Australian shares, international shares, fixed interest and cash. The review also saw an increase in UniSuper's allotment to boutique managers, emerging markets and into more aggressive ...

Finding more value in asset consulting: Watson Wyatt

... group will remain the same. They will continue to provide independent investment advice free from potential conflicts of interest that their implemented consulting rivals have to manage. But there will be some fine-tuning. First, the group has re-defined ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... increased by 3.6 per cent to $25.6 billion, yet more evidence that the economy has not started to slow despite a couple of interest hikes this year and many months of high fuel prices. The NSW Government has decided to move 239,600 workers under the ...

Zenith names top global managers

... compared to Australia and do not carry franking benefits. The major risk would be higher inflation leading to higher interest rates. "We also urge investors to be cautious in their allocations to resources, emerging markets and small cap stocks based ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
... stocks ended higher as minutes from the latest US Federal Reserve meeting soothed lingering worries about the outlook for interest rates and crude oil prices dropped below $US70 a barrel. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 17.93 points at 11,369.94. ...